Eduardo Sagrera

How Criminals Use Chatbots to Trick Victims
How Criminals Use Chatbots to Trick Victims As conversational artificial intelligence becomes more widespread and accessible, criminals are adapting these tools to…

Hacking-as-a-Service: Outsourcing Cybercrime to AI
Hacking-as-a-Service: Outsourcing Cybercrime to AI Hacking-as-a-Service (HaaS) refers to the commercial provision of offensive cyber capabilities to third parties. As artificial intelligence…

Dark Web Captchas and Security Features – How They Differ
Dark Web Captchas and Security Features – How They Differ Captchas and other security features play a central role in distinguishing legitimate…

Deepfake Identity Kits: How They Fool Verification Systems
Deepfake Identity Kits: How They Fool Verification Systems Deepfake identity kits are increasingly available toolsets that combine synthetic-media generation, automation, and curated…

Automated Phishing Generators Using AI
Automated Phishing Generators Using AI Overview Advances in artificial intelligence (AI), particularly in large language models and automated content generation, have influenced…

Botnets for Rent: The Economics of Distributed Attacks
Botnets for Rent: The Economics of Distributed Attacks Botnets — networks of compromised devices under centralized or coordinated control — have evolved…

The Politics of Censorship: Why Some Countries Want Tor Banned
Overview Tor (The Onion Router) is a network and software suite designed to protect online anonymity by directing traffic through multiple volunteer-operated…

Whistleblower Platforms vs. Criminal Marketplaces: Legal Differences
Whistleblower Platforms vs. Criminal Marketplaces: Legal Differences This article explains the principal legal distinctions between whistleblower platforms and criminal marketplaces. It outlines…

How National Security Agencies Exploit the Dark Web
How National Security Agencies Exploit the Dark Web The dark web—portions of the internet accessible only through specialized software and configurations—presents both…

Lessons from Silk Road Trials: What They Mean for Today
Lessons from Silk Road Trials: What They Mean for Today The Silk Road trials—centered on the operation and prosecution of an online…